AAS Committee on the Status of Women
Issue of May 16, 2008
eds. Joan Schmelz, Hannah Jang-Condell & Caroline Simpson
This week's issues:
1. Women faculty at University of Western Ontario
2. Article on MIT Professor Gigliola Staffilani
3. Deadline Extended: Applications to US Delegation to IUPAP Conf. on Women
4. New Study On Work Environment In SEM Fields
5. How to Submit, Subscribe, or Unsubscribe to AASWOMEN
6. Access to Past Issues of AASWOMEN
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1. Women faculty at University of Western Ontario
From: Amelia Wehlau [afwehlauastro.uwo.ca]
I would like to draw your attention to our Dept. of Physics &
Astronomy at the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada. We
now have 9 women (five from the Astronomy Group) among our faculty of
29.
Things have really changed. As Geoff Clayton will remember women
faculty members were almost non-existant here, even as recently as 10
years ago.
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2. Article on MIT Professor Gigliola Staffilani
From: Hannah Jang-Condell [hannahalum.mit.edu]
Here's an inspiring article about one woman's journey to becoming
a professor of mathematics. Thanks to John Mather for bringing it
to my attention.
http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2008/04/28/a_life_of_unexpected_twists_takes_her_from_farm_to_math_department/
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3. Deadline Extended: Applications to US Delegation to IUPAP Conf. on Women
From: WIPHYS May 15, 2008
DEADLINE EXTENDED - US DELEGATION TO IUPAP CONFERENCE ON WOMEN
The deadline for applying to join the US delegation to the 3rd
International IUPAP Conference on Women in Physics, to be held in
Seoul Korea from October 7 to 11, 2008, HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO May 19th.
Significant travel support will be available to delegation members.
We seek to involve a diverse delegation of women and men from all
subfields of physics, astronomy, materials science; all stages of
their careers (students, post-docs, early career, advanced); all
sectors (academia, industry, government, business, teaching, research,
policy, administration); and in a few other fields (chemistry, math,
computer science, engineering, social science).
Full information about the US application process is available at
http://uswip.org. Applications are due May 19, 2008. The conference
web site is at http://icwip2008.org. We invite you to apply.
Questions: email questionsuswip.org.
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4. New Study On Work Environment In SEM Fields
From: WIPHYS May 15, 2008
This article was in the NYTimes on May 15, 2008 - new
study about the work environment in SEM fields.
Life's Work: Diversity Isn't Rocket Science, Is It?
By LISA BELKIN. The office can still be a demeaning place for women
in technical fields.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/15/fashion/15WORK.html?ex=1368590400&en=1661297781a958a6&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
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6. Access to Past Issues of AASWOMEN
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Each annual summary includes an index of topics covered.